Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials

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2021 Workforce

31.1k

Average Age

46.4

Estimated Job Growth

−18.8%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$25,840

Average Male Salary

$33,800

Average Female Salary

$20,575

About

Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are most often employed by the Drycleaning & laundry services industry. The average yearly wage for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials was $25,840 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are West of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, and St. Clair County PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are West of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, LA City (Central/Koreatown) PUMA, CA, and LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce in 2021 was 31,117 people, of which 60.2% were women and 39.8% were men. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are paid most in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in West of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

12,387

Male Workforce

± 2.73k

18,730

Female Workforce

± 3.36k

The Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce in 2021 was 31,117 people (60.2% women and 39.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −32.5% between 2014 (46,119) and 2021 (31,117).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Utah ($51,776), South Carolina ($45,069), and Nebraska ($45,016).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$25,840

AVERAGE WAGE

#493 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials earned an average of $25,840, $33,756 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.338

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.338, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials and on wages for those in the field. Drycleaning & laundry services is the industry that employs the most Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, by average wage, is Newspaper publishers ($59,964).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

31.1k

2021 Workforce

± 4,330

−7.28%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20.8%

This graphic shows the share of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials employed by various industries. Drycleaning & laundry services employs the largest share of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials at 88.7%, followed by Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing with 5.69% and Not specified manufacturing industries with 5.58%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the US. The workforce of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2021 was 31,117 people, with 60.2% woman, and 39.8% men. The average age of male Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the workforce is 45.6 and of female Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials is 46.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2021 was 31,117 people, with 60.2% woman, and 39.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (4,804 people), 55 to 59 years (4,651 people), and 40 to 44 years (4,310 people). Among them they concentrated 44.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 43.2% of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were Hispanic and 56.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (84.9%), Salvadoran (9.4)%, and Guatemalan (5.72)%

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Races

In 2021, 52.4% of the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce were White, of which 55.8% were women and 44.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (18%) and Black (13.9%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (181 people), Business (175 people), and Engineering (113 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were High School or Equivalent (12,300 people), Secondary Education (6,590 people), and Some college (4,309 people).

The graphic shows the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Operation Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials are expected to see a growth of −18.8% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials.

−18.8%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.